Pura Vida!

Trip Start Feb 03, 2008
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Where I stayed
La Botella de Leche
(Tamarindo hotels)

Flag of Costa Rica  , Province of Guanacaste,
Friday, March 6, 2009

Hola!  After a 5 hour flight and a 5+ hour bus ride, I am in Tamarindo on the Pacific coast.  It is lovely, warm and sunny.  Dirt\gravel roads so also quite dusty.

I made my way to the beach this morning - think I am already a lil sunburnt.  Watched the surfers, found my 1st sand dollar (yay!) and received my first stings from a jelly fish (boo!).  I was a bit panicked as I am not sure what can happen when you are stung.  I finally starting asking people on the beach and was re-assured in broken english that I would be ok. :)  It hurt for only 10 minutes or so but it definitely stung!

I really wish I knew some more espanol!!!  I am often at a loss and cannot communicate.  THANK goodness I at least did a few primer lessons this Jan.  As you can imagine, I am more motivated now to learn!  It is a good lesson regardless, though, of how it feels to not be understood and not be able to ask.

Signed up for my first surf lesson tomorrow morning - wish me luck!!  And please email me, comment, etc as I am missing friends and familiarity.

hugs,
Andrea
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rescott
rescott on Mar 7, 2009 at 05:15AM

Hello
Yea! Surfing! You are going to have a blast tomorrow. From what I've heard, prepare for your arms and abs to be sore.

Bummer on the jelly fish. Yikes!

Remember you have been living on a bus with lots of other people...this is your time to enjoy being alone...but not lonely. I'm thinking about you and so super jealous ;-)

xoxo

Rachel

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